Import/export HS code 56039480: Various extra-heavy treated nonwovens

Extra-heavy nonwoven fabrics treated but not coated, used in various heavy-duty applications

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Germany 13,208,486
Netherlands 11,654,360
New Zealand 11,289,223
China 5,072,422
Switzerland 4,974,558

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 7,789,968 5,418,518 -2,371,450
Netherlands 5,497,002 6,157,358 +660,356
New Zealand 5,620,047 5,669,176 +49,129
China 2,500,365 2,572,057 +71,692
Switzerland 3,851,242 1,123,316 -2,727,926
France 917,060 3,300,049 +2,382,989
United States 2,349,357 1,648,589 -700,768
Italy 1,183,933 1,387,085 +203,152
Slovenia 950,260 1,134,433 +184,173
Poland 338,922 1,336,536 +997,614

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Germany 25,418,091
New Zealand 11,289,223
China 6,609,242
United States 6,354,336
Slovenia 2,782,697

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 12,500,308 12,917,783 +417,475
New Zealand 5,620,047 5,669,176 +49,129
China 3,064,241 3,545,001 +480,760
United States 4,843,572 1,510,764 -3,332,808
Slovenia 1,168,153 1,614,544 +446,391
Italy 1,179,798 1,357,775 +177,977
Switzerland 1,075,585 1,170,234 +94,649
Japan 815,112 961,893 +146,781
Poland 358,534 1,365,920 +1,007,386
Belgium 413,929 1,183,803 +769,874

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 33
Greater Manchester 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
Lancashire 14

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 24 16 -8
Greater Manchester 20 21 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 21 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 20 +11
Lancashire 8 13 +5
West Yorkshire 10 8 -2
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Inner London - East 6 8 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,811,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,093,877
Air transport 5,539,577
Road transport 1,242,661
Other 22,184

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,174,303 19,636,836 -537,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,377,518 10,716,359 +338,841
Air transport 3,097,658 2,441,919 -655,739
Road transport 183,028 1,059,633 +876,605
Other 13,736 8,448 -5,288
Rail transport 0 5,435 +5,435

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,592,731
London Gateway Port 12,696,546
Immingham Docks 9,454,740
Killingholme 3,897,324
Felixstowe 3,379,327

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 8,714,456 9,878,275 +1,163,819
London Gateway Port 6,218,410 6,478,136 +259,726
Immingham Docks 4,336,728 5,118,012 +781,284
Killingholme 2,143,725 1,753,599 -390,126
Felixstowe 1,397,426 1,981,901 +584,475
Purfleet 2,818,138 20,091 -2,798,047
London Heathrow Airport 1,263,295 1,223,001 -40,294
Liverpool Docks 1,196,985 1,271,489 +74,504
Eurotunnel 1,191,064 745,919 -445,145
ZLC 321,312 1,187,929 +866,617

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 93
Other manufacturing 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Specialised construction activities 29
Manufacture of textiles 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 65
2026-03 61
2026-02 69
2026-01 52
2025-12 57

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 149
54m+ 108
15m-54m 45
0-1m 40
Other 16

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 3,365,615
Germany 2,530,819
Ireland 2,409,954
China 1,250,594
Thailand 1,217,652

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 2,276,457 1,089,158 -1,187,299
Germany 1,164,906 1,365,913 +201,007
Ireland 1,070,705 1,339,249 +268,544
China 783,726 466,868 -316,858
Thailand 707,186 510,466 -196,720
Philippines 442,457 462,915 +20,458
Netherlands 409,500 446,622 +37,122
Sweden 323,249 389,629 +66,380
Italy 123,964 347,307 +223,343
France 176,117 265,077 +88,960

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 67,443
Germany 2,506
Denmark 1,103
Belgium 307
China 149

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 28,787 38,656 +9,869
Germany 2,409 97 -2,312
Denmark 1,077 26 -1,051
Belgium 0 307 +307
China 53 96 +43
United States 37 0 -37

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,598,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,077,379
Air transport 2,575,794
Other 73,877

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,292,463 4,306,111 +1,013,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,149,123 2,928,256 -220,867
Air transport 1,784,922 790,872 -994,050
Other 33,105 40,772 +7,667

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,996,820
Southampton 2,454,767
London Heathrow Airport 2,017,088
Heysham 1,807,325
London Gateway Port 1,629,773

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,689,855 2,306,965 +617,110
Southampton 757,985 1,696,782 +938,797
London Heathrow Airport 1,577,231 439,857 -1,137,374
Heysham 830,794 976,531 +145,737
London Gateway Port 996,133 633,640 -362,493
Immingham Docks 700,067 776,171 +76,104
Felixstowe 905,924 269,725 -636,199
Liverpool Docks 415,332 464,400 +49,068
East Midlands Airport 90,976 229,346 +138,370
Manchester Airport 97,083 58,179 -38,904

Quick facts

HS code: 56039480

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Extra-heavy nonwoven fabrics treated but not coated, used in various heavy-duty applications